Lifes Teachings on Fear

What exactly is fear?
Fear is usually thought of as being afraid or scared but people really don't look at it's meaning in depth. There are two types of fear: Slavish fear and Filial fear.

Lets break it down more.
Slavish means to be a slave to and Filial means befitting a son or daughter.

Slavish fear is the fear you face when your not fearing out of respect because when you fear out of respect your not afraid of it.

Examples: Slavishing how you are going to pay your bills. Slavishing what other people think about you. Slavishing if your going to become a victim of something.

1. Slavish fear- Sad; lack of peace.
Words that fit under slavish include:
Slave
Minimal Servant
Not free
Hopelessly submissive
False
Fawn
Apprehension
Trembling Horror
Frightened
Unstable and Committed; Unholy.


Then we have Filial Fear.
Filial fear is the fear you face when you fear out of respect.

Examples: Filia towards your boss. Filia towards your family. Filia towards God.

2. Filia Fear- Happy; peaceful.
Words that fit under filial fear include:
Son
Daughter
Security
Honor
Awe
Servant of God
Submissive in hope
Enjoyable labor
Mature
Fearfully extreme to an awesome degree.
Holiness, devote, commitment.